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Chicago Maroon
The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
Anushree Vashist

Anushree Vashist, 2024–25 Managing Editor

Anushree (Anu) Vashist served as the 2024–25 managing editor of the Chicago Maroon. Prior to her election, Anu developed the UChicago Medicine beat as a news editor and served as design editor, associate copy editor, Grey City reporter, and a member of the editorial board. A native of Cheshire, Connecticut, Anu is a member of the Class of 2025 double majoring in the biological sciences and history.

All content by Anushree Vashist
Fourth-year Liam Starnes closed out a six-day winning streak on Jeopardy! last month, securing a spot in the game show’s annual Tournament of Champions. Courtesy of Liam Starnes.

Fourth-Year Clinches Six-Day Jeopardy! Winning Streak

By Anushree Vashist
May 22, 2025
The University's administration building, now Edward H. Levi Hall. Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.

[Video] “Choosing to Govern Itself”: How the Protests of 1969 Shaped UChicago’s Disciplinary System

By Zachary Leiter, Elena Eisenstadt, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
March 7, 2025
Cover of the March 5, 2025 print edition.

Chicago Principles Special Insert Editor’s Note

By Anushree Vashist and Celeste Alcalay
March 6, 2025
The front cover of Harry Kalven Jr.'s personal folder for the 1967 Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action. Courtesy of Jamie Kalven.

“Living Tradition” or “Administrative Fiat”?: Annotating the Kalven Report

By Celeste Alcalay, Austin Steinhart, and Anushree Vashist
March 6, 2025

Special Episode: Annotating the Kalven Report with Jamie Kalven

By Celeste Alcalay and Anushree Vashist
March 6, 2025
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

[Video] UChicago’s Secrecy Thwarts Discourse

By Maroon Editorial Board
March 5, 2025
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

[Video] Alivisatos Defends Lawsuit Against the NIH

By Zachary Leiter
February 12, 2025
Donnelley Biological Sciences Learning Center houses much of the University's NIH funded research.

[Video] Trump Administration’s Legal Strategy Raises Constitutional Concerns

By Zachary Leiter, Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon, and Evgenia Anastasakos
February 12, 2025
The University of Chicago Medical Center

“Flagrantly Unlawful”: UChicago Sues NIH Over Funding Cuts

By Anushree Vashist and Zachary Leiter
February 11, 2025
On Tuesday, hundreds of demonstrators joined Democratic lawmakers outside the Department of the Treasury in Washington D.C. to protest Elon Musk’s role in the new Trump administration.

[Video] With Trump Taking Aim at Department of Education, University Could See Major Changes

By Zachary Leiter, Evgenia Anastasakos, and Kalyna Vickers
February 5, 2025
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

[Video] Trump Administration Flip-Flops on Grant Freeze

By Zachary Leiter and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
January 29, 2025
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University’s administrative offices.

[Video] White House Grant Freeze Could Affect Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in UChicago Research Funding

By Zachary Leiter and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
January 28, 2025
UCPD officers and protesters surround a police car where a protester had been detained.

[Video] Protesters and Police Clash as Protesters Lock Cobb Gate, Police Arrest Three

By Maroon Staff
October 11, 2024
Pro-Palestine protesters hung banners on the IOP building after running into the building.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy Institute of Politics

By Maroon Staff
May 17, 2024
LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day

By Maroon Staff
May 7, 2024
Faculty members of Faculty for Justice in Palestine speak at a press conference in front of Levi Hall.

[Video] Faculty for Justice in Palestine Reiterate Support for Encampment in Press Conference

By Tiffany Li
May 6, 2024
Wooden boards and a banner surrounding the encampment on Monday, May 6.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Eighth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 6, 2024
The projected text on Levi Hall reading "From the river to the sea."

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Seventh Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 5, 2024
UCUP's encampment on the quad enters its sixth day.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Sixth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 4, 2024
The Maroon estimated that there were roughly a thousand people on the main quad during the midday protests.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fifth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 3, 2024
The encampment has entered its fourth day on the main quad.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fourth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 2, 2024
The encampment on the quad enters its third day.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Its Third Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 1, 2024
The encampment on the Quad enters its second day.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Its Second Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
April 30, 2024
Signs placed on the quad in front of the encampment.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment on Quad

By Maroon Staff
April 29, 2024
Protestors set up an encampment on the main quad on Monday morning.

[Video] BREAKING: Pro-Palestine Protestors Launch Encampment on Quad

By Maroon Staff
April 29, 2024
Mark Anderson has served as dean of the Biological Sciences Division, dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine, and Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs since October 2022.

A Year at UCMed: BSD and Pritzker Dean Mark Anderson Reflects, Shares Decade-Long Strategic Plan

By Anushree Vashist
December 11, 2023

Maroon Spring 2023 Staff Survey

By Michael Plunkett, Anushree Vashist, and Solana Adedokun
October 23, 2023
Students walking in the Quad.

Rising Third-Year Luke Silverman Passes Away in Hiking Accident

By Anushree Vashist
August 28, 2023
Comedian Jon Stewart speaks with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.

[Photo] Comedian Jon Stewart and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks Discuss the Impacts of Military Service at Inaugural War Horse Symposium

By Justin Walgren
April 14, 2023
A picture of UChicago Medicine

Up to Half of Incoming Med School Students to Receive Full-Tuition Scholarships Starting Fall 2023

By Anushree Vashist
April 12, 2023
A University-produced flyer on the door of the Social Science Research Building shares “COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines,” including social distancing.

University to Suspend COVID-19 Surveillance Testing, Contact Tracing, Dashboard on April 3

By Anushree Vashist
March 27, 2023
A portrait of Prentice Butler

Interview: Prentice Butler, Fourth Ward Aldermanic Candidate

By Anushree Vashist
February 22, 2023
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Pritzker Withdraws from U.S. News Rankings, Citing Methodological Concerns

By Anushree Vashist
February 6, 2023
On October 1, Anderson began his tenure as executive vice president for medical affairs, dean of the Division of the Biological Sciences, and dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine.

New Pritzker Dean Mark Anderson Wants Med School Without Tuition or Student Debt

By Anushree Vashist
December 1, 2022
Courtesy of UChicago News

Five UChicago Professors Awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship

By Anushree Vashist
October 12, 2022
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The Maroon’s Biggest New Stories This Year

By Anushree Vashist
June 1, 2022
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D–MN) and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick discuss disinformation on the Internet in a panel moderated by journalist Kara Swisher.

Following Obama Discussion, IOP Disinformation Conference Welcomes Host of Political Speakers

By Noah Glasgow and Anushree Vashist
April 17, 2022
A Power, Identity, and Resistance class, mask-free, discusses the finer details of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America.

Case Numbers, Positivity Rates Rise on Campus as Classroom Mask Mandate Lifted

By Anushree Vashist
April 10, 2022
Obama sat down with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg during a keynote conversation at the Disinformation Conference held at the David Rubenstein Forum.

At IOP Disinformation Conference, Obama Warns of “Anger, Resentment, Conflict, Division” Monetized Online

By Noah Glasgow and Anushree Vashist
April 7, 2022
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Most Classroom Settings to Go Mask-Optional Starting April 4

By Anushree Vashist
March 30, 2022
The University of Chicago Medical Center

UCM Explores Options for Addressing COVID-Related Burnout in Health-Care Workers

By Anushree Vashist
March 7, 2022
Rosenwald Hall on a sunny summer day.

Class of 2026 Applicants Grapple With College Application Process Shaped by the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Anushree Vashist
March 3, 2022
Despite Alivisatos’s Turndown, Divestment Activists See Signs of Opportunity

Despite Alivisatos’s Turndown, Divestment Activists See Signs of Opportunity

By Anushree Vashist
February 19, 2022
An aerial view of part of Argonne National Laboratory.

Advanced Photon Source at Argonne Helps Pfizer Develop COVID-19 Pill

By Anushree Vashist
February 15, 2022
Regenstein Library at sunrise.

University Reports 469 Cases and Potential Isolate-in-Place Protocol

By Eric Fang and Anushree Vashist
January 14, 2022
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#CareNotCops Reflects on Halloween Cop Watching and Police Abolition

By Anushree Vashist, Contributor
January 11, 2022
Heart and Vascular Center mentorship program volunteer and emergency medicine physician Abdullah Pratt, MD, demonstrates chest compression during a virtual meeting

UChicago Medicine Helps Local High Schoolers Navigate Health-Care Careers for Second Year

By Anushree Vashist, Contributor
January 11, 2022
Haskell Hall on a cloudy spring day.

First In-Person Family Weekend After COVID Sees Record Attendance; Parents Reflect on Their Experiences

By Anushree Vashist
November 2, 2021
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